insulin
noun /ˈɪnsjəlɪn/
/ˈɪnsəlɪn/
[uncountable]- a chemical substance produced in the body that controls the amount of sugar in the blood (by influencing the rate at which it is removed); a similar artificial substance given to people whose bodies do not produce enough naturally
- insulin-dependent diabetes
Oxford Collocations DictionaryInsulin is used before these nouns:- injection
- production
Word Originearly 20th cent.: from Latin insula ‘island’ + -in.